Or, 1,600 buried silver coins
in a Slovak forest.
“Wild
boar can now join badgers as some of
the most effective archaeologists of the animal kingdom. Diligent boars in the
Choč mountain near Likavka, Slovakia, unearthed a large hoard of silver coins and two gold coins from the late 15th, early 16thcentury and then
generously left them behind for a nice married couple to find during a hike.
The couple had the presence of mind not to touch the coins. They alerted
archaeologists and waited for three hours at the find site to ensure somebody
less morally upright than they and the boars wouldn’t interfere with the
treasure.”
(Editorial latitude note: The
wild boar was not said to be blind.)
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